{"id":13459,"date":"2026-04-28T18:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/13459\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:24:38","slug":"barcelona-defensive-trios-stance-on-summer-exit-as-club-open-to-offers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/13459\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona defensive trio&#8217;s stance on summer exit as club open to offers &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that Barcelona are dreaming big this coming summer, with the club setting their sights firmly on Julian Alvarez and Alessandro Bastoni, among others.<\/p>\n<p>However, in order to facilitate a move for either of these stars, Barcelona must generate fresh revenue and that is where player sales come into the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports suggest the Catalans are <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-open-to-listening-to-offers-for-three-first-team-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ready to sell three first-team stars<\/a> this summer in the form of Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo.<\/p>\n<p>But do they want to leave?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cadenaser.com\/cataluna\/2026\/04\/28\/joao-pedro-i-lautaro-alternatives-a-julian-alvarez-que-controla-el-barca-radio-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cadena SER<\/a> has done a follow-up story on Barcelona\u2019s quest to secure exits of these three players this summer, offering perspective on how each of them feels about the decision.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Balde is concerned, he has no desire to leave Camp Nou and wants to continue his progression under Hansi Flick.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rcd-espanyol-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-santander-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Araujo and Alejandro Balde of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-198246\"  \/>Araujo, Balde reluctant to leave (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Catalans, too, rate Balde highly and despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-register-interest-in-chelsea-superstar-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">recent links to Marc Cucurella<\/a>, they won\u2019t consider a sale for the Spanish international unless there is a significant offer.<\/p>\n<p>Araujo also wants to continue at Bar\u00e7a, but he is less sure than Balde, knowing he might not be as important to the club\u2019s team setup compared to the left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Araujo has often faced criticism for his inconsistency, and it is clear that he is not Flick\u2019s first-choice option in central defence. This could harbour some doubt in the Uruguayan\u2019s mind heading into the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The final player on the list is Kounde, who is more likely to leave Barcelona among the three in the coming summer.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that Kounde could leave Barcelona if the club receive a strong offer. The Frenchman is drawn to the idea of playing in the Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is no secret that Barcelona are dreaming big this coming summer, with the club setting their sights&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[933,92,222,223,548,929],"class_list":{"0":"post-13459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-alejandro-balde","9":"tag-barcelona","10":"tag-barcelona-news","11":"tag-fc-barcelona","12":"tag-jules-kounde","13":"tag-ronald-araujo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}